Every American citizen owes a debt of gratitude to John Mercer Langston, architect of the 14th Amendment and founding dean of the Howard University School of Law. His writings and speeches are ...

The 14th Amendment is often taught as a milestone of post–Civil War Reconstruction — but rarely do we hear about the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Republican U.S. Senator Mike Rounds introduced a bill in Washington Friday that would extend 14th ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments May 15 over Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship. Here's what that is, and what Trump wants to do.

The Supreme Court will soon hear a landmark challenge over precisely who can enjoy the birthright citizenship granted under the 14th amendment, and the Trump administration and its allies are urging ...

As a general rule, babies born in the United States of America are citizens of the United States of America. There isn’t any question about that. It’s in the Constitution, 14th Amendment: “All persons ...

Conley's argument against birthright citizenship relies on an outdated understanding of originalism, focusing on "original intent" rather than "original public meaning." The original public meaning of ...

A civil rights advisory committee released a report this week, finding that Louisiana’s involuntary commitment law appears to violate due process rights under the 14th Amendment.